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Should I use Wire | Secure Messenger for Organizations (End-to-End Encrypted)?

Collaborate without compromise with Wire, the trusted platform for millions worldwide. Stay in control with end-to-end encryption that's invisible, flexible collaboration, and intuitive user interface. Join now for free and boost your productivity. - wire.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you are a regulated organization — government, finance, critical infrastructure — that needs E2EE chat, calls, and file sharing under one compliant roof. Skip it if you are a small team that just needs a group chat; Signal or Slack fits better.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 19 public sources; many linked 'review' pages were unrelated SEO spam and excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo public pricing found in sources.
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources.
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Regulated industries and government contractors
  • Security-critical internal communications
  • Orgs wanting E2EE chat, calls, and files in one app

Not for

  • Small teams that just need a group chat — use Signal
  • Teams dependent on Slack's integration ecosystem
  • Buyers needing published per-seat pricing upfront
  • Casual personal messaging

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No public pricing found; business tiers likely require sales contact.

medium

Verify data jurisdiction; 2019 restructuring triggered public privacy questions.

low

Security page not surfaced in crawl; demand current compliance docs before contract.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • End-to-end encrypted messaging, calls, conferencing, and file sharing by default
  • Open source; trusted by governments and 1,800+ organizations
  • Free tier to start
  • Runs on iOS, Android, desktop, and web

Cons

  • 29 CVEs indexed, including an arbitrary HTML vulnerability
  • Prominent security researcher advised avoiding Wire in 2017
  • Privacy concerns raised in 2019 after a corporate move
  • Few substantive independent user reviews found in sources

Sources & method

- 10 sources - End-to-end encrypted and open source; 29 CVEs indexed and past researcher criticism, no breaches reported in sources.

official x1review x3security x2news x4
  • 29 CVEs indexed, OpenCVE lists 29 CVEs for Wire, including an arbitrary HTML vulnerability.
  • 2017 code transparency criticism, A prominent security researcher publicly advised avoiding Wire over code publication in 2017.

Key stats

  • Ease of use: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No public pricing found in sources.
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Vendor claims intuitive UI; no independent reviews found.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Messaging, calls, conferencing, files — all end-to-end encrypted.
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources.
  • Security posture: 4/5. E2EE, open source, government-trusted; 29 CVEs indexed.
  • 2012 Founded Wire Swiss GmbH
  • $8.2M Funding Raised Nov 2019
  • 1,800+ Organization customers Plus governments and critical infrastructure
  • Yes Free tier 'Join now for free'

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

End-to-end encrypted and open source; 29 CVEs indexed and past researcher criticism, no breaches reported in sources.

  • 29 CVEs indexedOpenCVE lists 29 CVEs for Wire, including an arbitrary HTML vulnerability.⁵
  • 2017 code transparency criticismA prominent security researcher publicly advised avoiding Wire over code publication in 2017.⁴

What users say

Reviewed sources contain little substantive independent user feedback; Wire appears mostly in security-app roundups and forum lists.

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Full analysis

Based on 19 public sources; many linked 'review' pages were unrelated SEO spam and excluded.

E2EE messenger trusted by governments — right call for regulated orgs, overkill for a small team that just needs chat.

Methodology

Based on 19 public sources; many linked 'review' pages were unrelated SEO spam and excluded.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Wire official sitewire.com
    official
  2. Wire (software) — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    review
  3. Wire confirms $8.2M raise, privacy concernstechcrunch.com
    news
  4. University calls out Wire over codecyberscoop.com
    news
  5. Wire CVEs and Security Vulnerabilitiesapp.opencve.io
    security
  6. Wire taking on Slackverdict.co.uk
    news
  7. Wire Messenger — new competitor to Signal?trustedsec.com
    security
  8. 8 Best Secure Messaging Apps 2026cloudsek.com
    review
  9. Wire Review 2026: Swiss Secure Collaborationeuropeanpurpose.com
    review
  10. Wire Swiss company profiledefencefinancemonitor.com
    news

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